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Entitlements and the Surfer Dude
This article explores the question of whether Jason Greenslate or any surfer deserves SNAP (food stamps) and other assistance from our government. The author gives a compelling argument …
Instead of Twitter-Hashtag US Should Try Ping-Pong Diplomacy
The virtual world of geopolitics was recently electrified when Jen Psaki, President Barack Obama's State Department spokeswoman, confronted Russia and President Vladimir Putin by tweeting a warning.
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Does Cliven Bundy Represent the Ugly American?
Our media should identify and shame “Ugly Americans” like Cliven Bundy and his ATV buddies for what they are: the American Taliban.
Public Outcry on Net Neutrality Rules Puts Pressure on FCC
Commissioners on an FCC panel which could determine the future of the Internet are feeling the heat this week as protest intensifies against a new set of Open Internet …
ICYMI: US Ambassador to Malaysia Says Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations Won’t Conclude Until January 2017
Negotiations to bring the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) to fruition are expected to come to an end by January 2017, with all 12 countries involved signaling an interest Monday to …
Who’s Fighting for Public Workers?
Somehow the right has managed to stigmatize public-sector jobs so effectively that only politicians of rare and admirable courage are willing to defend them.
VIPS Calls for Obama-Putin Summit on Ukraine
As the death toll mounts in an incipient civil war between east and west Ukraine, a group of retired US intelligence professionals urges President Obama to hold a summit …
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Scottish Independence: A (Nu)Clear Win-Win Choice
The proposed independence for Scotland will bring about a win-win situation: a win for Scottish citizens and a win for English citizens, with increases in democratic accountability on either …
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William Rivers Pitt | Cliven Bundy: Clown Car or Trojan Horse?
Mr. Bundy was a Trojan Horse filled with Koch Industries drilling equipment - until he blew it.
One of the Koch Family-Controlled Foundations Has Quietly Folded
The Koch family-controlled Claude R. Lambe Foundation (CRLF), one of the routine sources of funding for right-wing groups for more than thirty years has dissolved.